Animal-trap.



No. 647,258. Patented Apr. I D, I900. G. U. HALL.

ANIMAL TRAP.

(Application filed Feb. 19, 1900.)

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GARNETT U. HALL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EDWIN n.

CARROLL, or SAME PLACE.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 647,258, dated. April10, 1900.

Application filed February 19, 1900. Serial No. 5,670. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, GARNETT U. HALL, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in AnimaLTraps, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to certain novel improvements in animal-traps, andmore particularly to that class of springactuated wire choker trapsemployed for catching mice, rats, and other rodents; and the objects areto simplify and improve the construction, reduce the cost ofmanufacture, and provide an effective and durable device of thischaracter.

To these ends the invention consists in the construction, combination,and arrangement of the several parts of the device, as will behereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims, reference being now had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective View of'my improved rodent-trap as it appearswhen set. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the base-plate as it appearsbefore the operative parts are assembled therewith. Fig. 3 is aperspective detail of the tilting trigger. Fig. 4 is anend elevation ofthe plate.

A denotes the sheet-metal base-plate, which is stamped or punched up ofa single piece of metal and formed with an integral encompassing flangea, orifices a of, vertical parallel ears a a and'similartrigger-fulcrum.

cars a a One end of the plate is formed with an open-ended slot a whichalso extends through the contiguous flange a, and the latter is slittedat a a to permit it to be turned inwardly and encompass the pivot-pin b,on which the trip-trigger B is pivoted, Fig. 4.

0 denotes the spring-wire jaw, formed with the spring-coils c cencompassing a wire rod D, fixed in the ears (1 a and the inner ends ofthese coils terminate in the longitudinal arms a 0, their outer endsterminating in the fingers c 0 which project through the orifices a aand thus effectively lockthe same in place.

E denotes the tilting trigger, formed with the lateral trunnions e e, bymeans of which it is fulcrumed in the ears a a and the forward end ofsaid tilting trigger is form ed with a raised lip e and an orifice e forconveniently securing the bait or lure in place, and near its center atoe c is struck up and pro- .vided with a detaining-orifice c to receivethe free end of the trip-trigger B.

The end of the tilting trigger E, having the bait fixed thereon, isprovided with a depend ing neck f, which extends through a recess f inthe base A and is provided with an engaging lip f The operation is asfollows: The bait or lure having been fixed to the forward end of thetilting trigger E, the springjaw is turned backward parallel with thebase-plate and the trip-trigger turned over it, as shown in Fig. 1. Thefree end I) of the trip-triggeris beveled, so that it will strike theface of the toe e and force it forward until the orifice c comesin linewith the end of the trip-trigger, which now falls backward and engagessaid trip-trigger to retain it and the spring-jaw in the set position.

In the setting of the trap the operator fre quently makes the mistake ofattempting to set the trap by raising upon the forward baitholding endof the tilting trigger E, thus depressing unduly the opposite end of thetrigger. To overcome this defect in construction, the depending neck fand engaging lip f are provided, the said lip engaging the under surfaceof the base A, and thus limitingthe movement of tilting of the trigger.

The accompanying drawings. show my invention in the best form now knownto me; but many changes in the details might be made without departingfrom the spirit of my invention as set forth in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an animal-trap, the combination of a supporting-base, aspring-pressed jaw, a pivoted trip-lever, means for engaging thetriplever with the pivoted trigger, a depending neck from one end of thepivoted trigger, an engaging lip carried thereby and a slot in the basethrough which the depending neck is extended whereby the said lip mayengage the carried thereby and a slot in the base through which thedepending neck is extended. 1o

Signed by me at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, this 17th day ofFebruary, 1900.

GARNETT U. HALL.

under side of the base to limit the movement of the pivoted trigger.

2. In an animal-trap, a. supporting-base, a spring-jaw, spring-coilsacting upon said jaw, a pivoted triptrigger, a tilting trigger, meansfor engaging the free end of the trip-trigger I W'itnesses:

with the tilting trigger, :1 depending neck CHAS. O. BULKLEY, formed onone end of the tilting trigger, alip L. M. BULKLEY.

